| Modem Educational Technology is the application of modem information technology in the area of education and learning under the direction of educational theories. The Information Technology which centers on multi-media computer and network technology offers an ideal learning environment of the talents needed in the 21 century. The Knowledge Explosion of the Information Age and the social crises faced with by the 21 SI century ask the social numbers not only have the ability to deal with information comprehensively, but also learn how to cooperate with others, how to do things and how to recognize things and how to survive. In order to cultivate the new generation with creativity, we must reform the present teaching models of Chin& The media characteristic of modem educational technology as well as its theoretical foundation have offered an ideal learning environment and solid theoretical foundation for the construction of new teaching models. The popularity of modem educational technology which is the "commanding elevation"and "breach"of education reform not only affects the process of our country's educational informatization but also determines whether we could win the talents competition of the 21st century. The competition of 21 St century is the competition of talents while talents are determined by education. Teacher is the executor of education. Teachers" mastering and applying of modem educational technology as well as their self- development and creativity is the "bottleneck"restricting the development of modem education. In order to meet the needs of modem education, educational world in many countries set off a upsurge in which teachers are to be educated continuously and forever. Exploring teacher-training mechanism which is suitable for the Information Age and the training contents and models is the urgent matter of present teachers"colleges, education colleges and educational department. The functions of petwork education, such as sharing the educating resources, exchanging information, teaching on the network and remote-education, etc, break the limitation of time and space on education and supply technology and material guarantee for the teachers to be educated continuously and forever. Teachers colleges are not only charged with the important task of supplying qualified teachers for our society, but also the main front of all the teachers for their proceeding and life-long education. The Educational technology network station is an attempt of our department under the new situation, where we apply all the tools of network and the advantages of network education, and where we try to spread and popularize modem educational technology. This network station gives first place to network courses of theories and applications of educational technology. It has the education forum and chaffing-room as its way of studying and exploring the theories and applications of educational technology. At the same time, it provides teachers with practical teaching software, courseware and a stock of source material. The aim of our network station is to popularize modem educational technology theories and to increase the ability to apply modem media for learning of the students in teachers colleges and the present teachers. During the construction of our network station, we refer to the models and contents of the present educational technology network stations, and analyze the existed questions, we lay our emphasis on the design and development of network educating resources. Modem educational tech... |
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